* When threatened, tarantulas rub their hind legs over their abdomen, sending up a cloud of loose hairs covered in microscopic barbs that irritate predators' skin and respiratory tracts. Elderly tarantulas often have bald abdomens because they've used up their hairs in this way.

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* When threatened, tarantulas rub their hind legs over their abdomen, sending up a cloud of loose hairs [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urticating_hair urticating hairs]] covered in microscopic barbs that irritate predators' skin and respiratory tracts. tracts; they [[HealingFactor regenerate]] such shed hair (along with any sustained external injuries) the next time they moult. Elderly tarantulas often have bald abdomens because they've used up their hairs in this way.way, and old age causes their moulting process to be increasingly infrequent.

* In ''[[TheDresdenFiles Ghost Story]]'', one of the defenses set up by Evil Bob to defend Corpsetaker's lair from the Nevernever are huge spine-covered creatures that can fire spikes from their body surface. The spikes are also anchored to them by long tendrils, allowing them to whip them around at enemies that aren't impaled in the initial attack.

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* In ''[[TheDresdenFiles Ghost Story]]'', ''Literature/GhostStory'', one of the defenses set up by Evil Bob to defend Corpsetaker's lair from the Nevernever are huge spine-covered creatures that can fire spikes from their body surface. The spikes are also anchored to them by long tendrils, allowing them to whip them around at enemies that aren't impaled in the initial attack.

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* Chaosium's supplement ''All the Worlds' Monsters'' Volume III. The Harpooner is a carnivorous plant that grows up to 12 feet tall. It can fire a dart from the center of its flowers that does 1-6 HitPoints of impact damage and injects a poison that does 1-4 HitPoints of damage and forces the target to make as saving throw vs. poison or be paralyzed.

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* Chaosium's Creator/{{Chaosium}}'s supplement ''All the Worlds' Monsters'' Volume III. The Harpooner is a carnivorous plant that grows up to 12 feet tall. It can fire a dart from the center of its flowers that does 1-6 HitPoints of impact damage and injects a poison that does 1-4 HitPoints of damage and forces the target to make as saving throw vs. poison or be paralyzed.

* The Nargacuga from MonsterHunter is able to fling spikes from its tail. One of its subspecies takes it even further, as not only can it launch spikes from any of its tail attacks after it unfurls its spikes, but said spikes are also ''poisonous''.* The Railway Rifle from "VideoGame/Fallout4" is a rifle that fires railway spikes. They can even pin disembodied body parts to walls.

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* The Nargacuga from MonsterHunter ''VideoGame/MonsterHunter'' is able to fling spikes from its tail. One of its subspecies takes it even further, as not only can it launch spikes from any of its tail attacks after it unfurls its spikes, but said spikes are also ''poisonous''.* The Railway Rifle from "VideoGame/Fallout4" ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 4}}'' is a rifle that fires railway spikes. They can even pin disembodied body parts to walls.

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